Janet X. Schneider

Janet X Kendrick Schneider died peacefully in her sleep May 31, 2016. In her own words “she has gone on her last adventure!”

Daughter of Alan T. Kendrick and Icel Kyler Kendrick, Janet was born in Glendale Arizona on November 4th (or was it the 3rd ?) 1917. Raised in the Arizona desert, Janet always longed to know what was over the next hill and what it would be like to live there. She attended Arizona State University and graduated with a degree in Home Economics in 1939. After a brief career teaching high school in Safford Arizona she joined the Kendrick family who had moved to Albuquerque. There she met and married Rollin Lenz Schneider (deceased) in 1945. They were married for 53 adventurous years and together they raised three children Bruce, Jane and Jill.  Janet was also a strong and positive influence in the lives of many of her nieces and nephews and the friends of her daughters.   She always had a ready ear, ready advice and a place for everyone at her kitchen table. Janet was active with the International Students Program at UNM and made two lifelong friends of Thirapan Sattabansuk her “son” from Thailand and Jyotindra Bhavsar her “son” from India. She also counted Rita “Poncho” and Warren Kretzmeier of Fritch, Texas, and Nancy Schneider Dover as valued members of the family.

Janet was a firm believer in the values of Boy and Girl Scouts and served as a Cub Scout leader for Bruce’s Cub Scout Pack and as Troop leader for Girl Scout Troop 13 in Albuquerque for many years. Janet was an accomplished needlewoman and always had a needlework project in her hands; whether it was crocheting an afghan, creating a needlepoint pillow or working on her beloved quilts her hands were busy.  She known for her experiments in creating natural dyes the Navaho way and creating beautiful afghans from the yarn she dyed.  Janet was a member of “The Club” in Albuquerque,  a circle of  sister- in- laws, their sisters and their -sister- in laws  who met once a month for “ girl talk and goodies’  from 1945 to 2004. She was the last surviving member of “The Club”.

Janet is survived by her three children Bruce (married to Carol Ann Parent, deceased) and their children David Schneider, Matthew Schneider and his wife Kyra, and Jessica Dixon and her husband Ethan Dixon. Jane Stauduhar (married to Dick Stauduhar, deceased) and Jill Schneider-Taylor (married to Loren O. Taylor, deceased.) Janet was the proud great grandmother of Ryan and Andrew Schneider of North Carolina, Asher, Dexter and Jasper Dixon of Albuquerque and Gabriel Schneider and Steve and Stephanie Martinez of Moreno Valley, California. She also considered Neoma Kretzmeier of Arizona to be an honorary Granddaughter.  

There will be no formal funeral service for Janet who hated funerals but there will be a Celebration of her life with details to be announced later. Janet loved nothing more than to be surrounded by friends and family at a “bash” on her patio.

If you wish to remember Janet please contribute to the Girl Scouts, The Rio Grande Nature Center , The Albuquerque Bio Park  or by voting for Gary Johnson or an honorable maverick of your choice.

Our thanks go to the dedicated and gentle people at Ambercare Hospice and St Catherine’s Nursing Home who cared for Janet during the last part of her life.

Please add your memories of Janet to the online guest book.

And make today an ADVENTURE!